A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
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Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether;glycolic acid. Glycolic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, foundnaturally in unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape(Ampelopsis quinquefolia), and produced artificially in many ways, asby the oxidation of glycol, -- whence its name. It is a sirupy, orwhite crystalline, substance, HO.CH2.CO2H, has the properties both ofan alcohol and an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; -- calledalso hydroxyacetic acid.
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